Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of NSW
| No. | Governor | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major Robert Ross | 24 October 1786 | 8 July 1792 |
| 2 | Major Francis Grose | 11 December 1792 | 12 December 1794 |
| 3 | Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson | 13 December 1794 | 1 September 1795 |
| Office vacant | 20 September 1795 | September 1800 | |
| 4 | Colonel William Paterson | September 1800 | 26 January 1808 |
| 5 | George Johnston | 26 January 1808 | 25 April 1808 |
| 6 | Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Foveaux | 25 April 1808 | 9 January 1809 |
| 7 | The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maurice O'Connell | 10 January 1810 | 12 February 1814 |
| 8 | Colonel George Molle | 13 February 1814 | 12 September 1817 |
| 9 | Colonel James Erskine CB | 12 September 1817 | 25 February 1823 |
| 10 | Colonel William Stewart | 26 February 1823 | 23 March 1827 |
| Post abolished | 24 March 1827 | 4 December 1837 | |
| 11 | Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass | 5 December 1837 | 23 February 1838 |
| Unknown | 24 February 1838 | 12 July 1846 | |
| The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maurice O'Connell | 12 July 1846 | 2 August 1846 | |
| Unknown | 2 August 1846 | 21 February 1872 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Alfred Stephen GCMG CB | 22 February 1872 | 15 January 1891 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Frederick Darley GCMG | 16 January 1891 | 4 January 1910 | |
| The Hon. Sir William Cullen KCMG KC | 28 January 1910 | 27 January 1930 | |
| The Hon. Sir Philip Street KCMG | 28 January 1930 | 11 September 1938 | |
| The Hon. Sir Frederick Jordan KCMG QC | 12 September 1938 | 4 November 1949 | |
| The Hon. Sir Kenneth Street KCMG QC | 6 January 1950 | 19 February 1972 | |
| The Hon. Sir Leslie Herron KBE CMG QC | 22 May 1972 | 3 May 1973 | |
| The Rt. Hon. Sir John Kerr AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC | 16 May 1973 | 27 May 1974 | |
| The Hon. Sir Laurence Street KCMG AC QC | 28 June 1974 | 1 November 1988 | |
| The Hon. Murray Gleeson AC QC | 2 November 1988 | 31 March 1998 | |
| The Hon. James Spigelman AC QC | 1 April 1998 | 31 May 2011 | |
| The Hon. Tom Bathurst QC | 1 June 2011 | Present |
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